{"id":1941221,"date":"2023-05-31T09:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T13:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comey-says-durham-report-shows-fbi-made-mistakes-but-bureau-did-2016-the-right-way\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T09:41:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T13:41:11","slug":"comey-says-durham-report-shows-fbi-made-mistakes-but-bureau-did-2016-the-right-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comey-says-durham-report-shows-fbi-made-mistakes-but-bureau-did-2016-the-right-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Comey admits FBI errors in Durham report, but defends 2016 actions."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomey-says-durham-report-shows-fbi-made-mistakes-but-bureau-did-2016-the-right-way%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1941221&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former FBI Director James Comey Defends Agency\u2019s Investigation of Trump<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0530\/5f6ba776-ab7b-4cb8-90a6-381ba5b77dbd\/audio.mp3?length=4142925&#038;duration=345\"><\/div>\n<p>The FBI\u2019s investigation of former President Donald Trump was done \u201cthe right way,\u201d according to former Director James Comey. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a> with MSNBC, Comey defended the bureau\u2019s actions, despite the findings of Special Counsel John Durham\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere were \u2018definitely\u2019 mistakes made in the bureau\u2019s probes, but in complex investigations, there\u2019s always going to be mistakes. It doesn\u2019t mean the FBI isn\u2019t competent, honest, and independent,\u201d Comey said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Durham Report<\/h3>\n<p>John Durham\u2019s report highlighted how the FBI opened its probe into Trump ahead of the 2016 election by relying on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-c-mccarthy-john-durhams-final-act-exposing-the-fbi\/\" title=\"Andrew C. McCarthy: John Durham\u2019s Final Act: Exposing the FBI\">unverified information<\/a> from Australia. The report also detailed how the treatment of Trump differed dramatically from how the bureau acted after it received derogatory information regarding Trump\u2019s rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The FBI misled the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC)<\/li>\n<li>Failed to corroborate any substantive allegations in the Clinton-funded dossier on Trump<\/li>\n<li>Ignored hundreds of exculpatory statements made by Trump aides who were being secretly recorded by FBI informants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite these findings, Comey defended the FBI\u2019s actions and praised the FISC, saying it \u201cworks very well\u201d and is \u201cincredibly valuable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Former Officials Refuse to Talk to Durham<\/h3>\n<p>Comey was one of several former top FBI officials who refused to talk to Durham during his investigation. Andrew McCabe, Kevin Clinesmith, Peter Strzok, and Bill Priestap also declined to be interviewed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) have asked Durham why his office did not take steps to compel testimony from the former officials.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the missteps identified by Durham, the FBI has said that it has implemented \u201cdozens of corrective actions\u201d and will continue to work with \u201crigor, objectivity, and professionalism.\u201d However, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comey-says-durham-report-shows-fbi-made-mistakes-but-bureau-did-2016-the-right-way\/\" title=\"Comey admits FBI errors in Durham report, but defends 2016 actions.\">newly released document showed<\/a> that the bureau abused its spy powers against both Black Lives Matter protesters and Jan. 6 defendants, years after the Carter Page fiasco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former FBI Director James Comey stated that the investigation into ex-President Donald Trump was conducted appropriately. The recent report by special counsel John Durham revealed that the FBI initiated the probe into Trump before the 2016 election based on unverified data from Australia. 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